Çavlan, Şiran
Çavlan (Çavlan Köyü) is a village in Şiran district of Gümüşhane province in Turkey. The village has Alevi and Kurdish population. Village's economy is based on animal breeding and barley harvesting.
Cavlan
Çavlan Köyü | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Cavlan | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′27″N 39°07′27″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| City | Gümüşhane Province |
| District | Şiran |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Mustafa Yıldız |
| Elevation | 1,790 m (5,870 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 2 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | 0-456 |
| Climate | Dsb |
Çavlan means "waterfall" in Turkish despite there is no waterfall exists in the village, the old name of the village was "Çalan" which means "pits" in Kurdish Kurmanji dialect.[2]
References
- "TÜIK Adrese Dayali Nüfus" (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "Nişanyan Harita, Çavlan". Sevan Nişanyan. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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